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* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

% Date of Decision: December 17, 2025

+ BAIL APPLN. 4475/2025 & CRL.M.A. 34633/2025

SANJEEV KUMAR .....Applicant

Through: Mr. Aashish George, Mr.

R.K. Jeenwal, Mr. Rahul Kulhare, Ms. Joicy Arikkadan & Ms. Neetu

CJ, Advs.

versus

THE STATE (NCT OF DELHI) .....Respondent

Through: Mr. Raj Kumar, APP for

the State.

SI Sangeeta Malik, PS

Bindapur.

Mr. Ashish Garg, Adv. for

victim along with victim.

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AMIT MAHAJAN

AMIT MAHAJAN, J. (Oral)

1. The present application is filed by the applicant seeking regular bail in FIR No. 645/2023 dated 25.09.2023, registered at Police Station Binda Pur for offences under Sections 376/506 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (‘IPC’) and Section 6 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012

(‘POCSO Act’).

2. The FIR in the present case was registered pursuant to a complaint made by the victim, wherein, she alleged that the applicant used to visit the house of the victim for home tuitions

and used to touch her inappropriately.

3. It is alleged that when the victim was 15 years of age the applicant threatened the victim and forced her to marry her. It is alleged that victim thereafter out of fear conv